Programme Highlights - The CIIF 10th Anniversary Forum & SCB Award Presentation Ceremony 2012.11.23

Keynote Speech

Government Investing in Social Capital? Some Dilemmas in the Netherlands Professor Paul Dekker is Professor at Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and Head of the Participation and Government research unit of the Netherlands Institute for Social Research | SCP. He is a specialist in civil society, public opinion and social participation. His co-edited book publications in the fields of civil society and social capital include Social capital and participation in everyday life (2001), The values of volunteering (2003), Civil society (2009), and Civicness in the governance and delivery of social services (2010).

The Role of Social Capital in Fostering National Prosperity Mr. Nathan Gamester is the Programme Director for the Prosperity Index at the London-based Legatum Institute (LI) where he leads the production of the Institute’s signature publication, the Legatum Prosperity Index™. The Index identifies key ingredients for social capital, how it is being measured, how well do countries perform in building social capital and why some perform better than others.

Plenary Session

Social Capital Development in Hong Kong: Succession, Action and Transcendence

Workshops

• Network Building for Nurturing Children and Youth Development
• Building Holistic Community Care Networks
• Networking Time ( For Volunteers Only)
• Skill Practicum for Project Effectiveness Assessment
• Strengthening Community Capacity through Networking

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